Dr. Deirdre Lillis:

The first step as it pertains to the legislation is to get the respective roles right in the broader ecosystem. This new research agency will have a particular role. There will be a handover to Enterprise Ireland at some point. There may be a grey area in the middle and we still have a lot of working out to do on where on that pipeline things sit best.

The HEA has initiatives with the technological universities in this space. SFI also has initiatives in this space. The IRC has enterprise programmes. It is a great opportunity to stand back and see where it sits.